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bear off

1 of 1verb
/bɛr ɔf/
Forms:bears off,bearing off,bore off,borne off
1

to take something or someone away from a place or situation and move them to a different one

  • They want to bear off the old furniture from the room.
  • The movers will bear off the furniture from our old house to the new one.
  • The delivery service will bear off the package from the warehouse to your doorstep.
  • Let's bear off the old files from the office and store them in the archive.
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2

(in backgammon) to safely bring one's pieces home and out of the game

  • After a strategic move, he bore off the pieces, ending the game.
  • The key to winning is efficiently bearing off the checkers.
  • The champion player knew how to bear off the pieces efficiently.
  • Bear the pieces off one by one to ensure victory.
  • Let's bear these checkers off and finish the game.